Tax revenue in Samoa
Samoa: Tax revenue was 24.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Samoa is 24.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Samoa peaked at 24.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 19th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.5% | — |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.0% | 20.5% | 24.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 24.0% | 24.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More public sector data for Samoa
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 13.8% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.1% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.6% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 4.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.2% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 31.5% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.7% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 46.1% (2023)
- Goods and services expense 44.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Samoa?
- Tax revenue in Samoa was 24.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for tax revenue?
- Samoa ranks 19th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.